The All Progressives Congress has extended Christmas greetings to Nigerians at home and in diaspora, describing the state of the country as “tested, pressured, yet unbroken.”

In a statement on Thursday by the party’s Lagos State spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, the APC said the outgoing year was characterised by the challenges of economic recalibration, security pressures, global headwinds and inherited structural distortions, which all tested the nation’s resolve.

Described as “difficult but necessary transitions,” the party stated that the concluding year was such, which demanded sacrifice, resilience and patience from both citizens and leaders.

Mr Oladejo said, “It was a year of difficult but necessary transitions; a year that demanded sacrifice, resilience, and patience from citizens and leadership alike. Economic recalibration, security pressures, global headwinds, and inherited structural distortions combined to test the resolve of the nation.”

Hailing President Bola Tinubu’s administration, the party stated that arising challenges were rightly confronted, despite predictions of national collapse by opposition figures.

Mr Oladejo derided opposition groups, faulting them for projecting exaggerated narratives, lobbying foreign audiences, distorting data and smearing the country’s image to score political points and validate partisan fantasies.

He stated, “The opposition and their echo chambers-assisted by a motley alliance of political prophets, professional alarmists, and spiritual merchants of catastrophe predicted famine, anarchy, state collapse, mass unrest, and foreign intervention. None came to pass.

“Unable to manufacture reality, they resorted to professional universal demarketing of Nigeria-peddling exaggerated narratives, lobbying foreign audiences, distorting data, and deliberately undermining the sovereignty and image of their own country in a desperate bid to score political points.”

Recounting the ruling party’s successes in 2025, the spokesman stated that the country’s democracy endured, security agencies recorded gains, while the economy showed signs of stabilisation and recovery.

“Our economy showed early signs of stabilization and recovery. Security forces recorded strategic gains despite sabotage and misinformation. Nigerians adapted, endured, and moved forward with the quiet strength that has defined our history,” he said.

Reaffirming its support for the administration, the party noted that structural reforms by Mr Tinubu were necessary to guarantee long-term benefits, despite its short-term pain.

Emphasising the need for nation-building, the party urged Nigerians to embrace patriotism over politics.

“As Nigerians gather with family and loved ones this Christmas, we urge all citizens to reject cynicism, resist despair, and recommit to nation-building. Politics must never override patriotism. Opposition must never mutate into sabotage,” the spokesman noted.